STORE hoggs sold dearer at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' recent sale of 1719 breeding sheep, store hoggs (including consignments from the Orkney and Shetland islands), and feeding sheep. 

Pure Texels from Home Farm Cairness, Fraserburgh, topped the 542 store hoggs at £89 while the 120 island hoggs peaked at £76.50 for Texels from Rosebank, Twatt.

Texel gimmers off Logie Durno, Pitcaple, led the 191 grit females at £140, and Texels from Mains of Craighall, Gartly, topped the 866 feeding ewes and rams at £150. 

LEADING prices:
 
Grit ewes – Tex X wm – Logie Durno £118. Suff wm – Belnagarrow, Craigellachie £118. Suff X wm – Belnagarrow £115.
Store hoggs – Tex – South Keithney, Burnhervie £79. Tex X – Mains of Draidland, Gamrie £78.50. Cont – Mains of Hatton Techmuiry, Strichen £77.50. Cont X – Guise, Tough £76.50. Suff – Guise £74. Suff X – Ayr-Lea, Skene £62. Black – Mains of Hatton Techmuiry £58.50. Chev – Wester Wyndings, Stonehaven £58.50. BF – Gleneffock, Glenesk, Edzell £52.
Island hoggs – Chev – Breckowall, Westray £72. Suff – Breckowall £72. Tex – Rosebank £66.50. Cont – Gorn, Westray £61.50.
Feeding ewes – Pure Tex – Logie Durno £141. Tex – Veltigar, Tankerness £140. Tex X – Veltigar £130. Pure Suff – Logie Durno £122. Cont – Mains of Craighall £120. Cont X – Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen £104.50. Suff – Mains of Arnage, Ellon £101.50. Black – Mitchellhill, Maud £100. Chev – Balquhindachy, Turriff £99.50. Suff X – East Bradieston, Laurencekirk £99.50. Down – Stonyford, Tarland £96.50. Down X – 53 Parnassus Gardens, Fyvie £92.50. Chev X – Drodland, Newmill £83.50. Mule – Beechlea, Allathan £82.50. GF – Croftbain, Tomnavoulin, Chapleton, Leslie £79.50. BF – Gleneffock, Glenesk £64.50.
Feeding rams – Tex – Logie Durno £128. Suff – Bogfon, Maryculter £99.50. Lei – Bogfon £91.50.